In math, the children have been introduced to the concept of building fact power. This is knowing your addition and subtraction facts quickly and easily. One child described it as not having to count out every addition problem. You just know it. To build fact power, we will be playing a variety of addition games in class. Some of these include addition top-it and domino top-it. The directions to these are included in your parent handbook. I will continue to use X-tra math in class. Here is a link to their website:
I also found the following game on You Tube. It is a great way to practice addition and subtraction facts with your child on a whiteboard, paper, doodle board, etc.:
In reading, we have been rebuilding our stamina. We are back up to a full 15+ minutes of independent reading stamina. Children are applying skills that have been learned prior to winter break and have started to dig deeper in their stories by making a few inferences. This strategy will continue in the coming weeks.
This next week, we will begin to understand non-fiction book text features. Many mini-lessons will revolve around how to use the different text features found in non-fiction books to understand the topic being read about. Guided reading groups will give my students additional practice reading non-fiction materials at their individual levels.
Social Studies was a lot of fun this week as we introduced how America became a country. I wore my "King George Crown" to play the roll of the king the settlers were trying to become independent from. After learning that the Declaration of Independence was the document that the leaders of the New World wrote to become a free country, we all practiced being John Hancock and signed our own copies of the Declaration of Independence. The children had a lot of fun talking about their own family traditions for Independence Day.
Probably the most exciting event this past week was our visit from BUDGI the Moose. He came to Woodview to remind all of us to "Buckle Up! Don't Get Injured!" Here is a link to his website to learn more about seat belt safety. Thank you to the Grafton High School students who shared this important message with us!
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